Finally, you finish all your schoolwork and sit back in your chair. Suddenly you feel a headache and realize your eyes are painful. What’s going on? Doctors say that many students are spending too much time in front of screens, especially during online classes. The following might be of some help to you.

THE 20-20-20 RULE

This gives your eyes a break from long screen time: It suggests looking at something at least 20 feet away for 20 seconds after 20 minutes of work on the screen. You can then continue working.

●Studies show that people blink (眨眼睛) less often when looking at a screen. Keep your eyes wet by blinking often or using eye drops.

●Sit up straight about an arm’s length (长度) away from the screen. Make sure you’re looking down at your screen. Stand up and exercise often to avoid neck and shoulder pain.

●What about blue light blocking glasses (防蓝光眼镜)? They may look cool, but research shows that blue light isn’t the biggest cause of eye tiredness. So ask doctors about computer glasses before putting them on.

Judy lives by the sea with her mother and grandmother. Her mother works very hard in a restaurant. Judy wanted to do something to make her mother happy.

Her mother has collected many kinds of shells (贝壳) since she was young. One day Judy asked her mother why she stopped collecting shells. Mum said she was busy working and had no time. “But I like looking at them,” she said, “Every shell reminds me of a happy time in my life.” Her mother picked up a white shell and said, “This is a Scotch Bonnet. I found it the day before you were born.” She showed Judy one shell after another, and then said, “I’ve always wanted a Queen Helmet Conch. But it’s hard to find.” Hearing that, Judy knew what surprise she could give her mother.

For the next few weeks, Judy’s grandmother took her to the beach every day. She looked and looked, but she didn’t find a Queen Helmet Conch anywhere.

“Maybe you can buy one for her,” said Grandma. But Judy didn’t agree.

One day Judy saw the tip (尖端) of a shell sticking out of the sand. She dug it up. It was a beautiful Queen Helmet Conch!

That night, when Judy’s mother came home, Judy showed her the shell. “She spent weeks looking for this,” Grandma said.

Mum said happily, “Thank you for what you have done for me.”

My brother Marcus is crazy about DIY (Do It Yourself). He likes to repair things and decorate his room. But when he finishes, the room always looks     32    !

He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a     33    . Then the whole house had no electricity. Another time, he wanted to put up pictures on his bedroom wall, but he hit a pipe (管道) and filled the room     34     water.

Last month, he thought his room was boring, so he painted it blue. His mum said, “Stop it.” But he     35     painting. Now the living room has not only blue walls     36     a blue ceiling (天花板) and floor. Even his cat is blue now.

Last Sunday I needed a shelf above my bed, he said, “No problem!” He then spent four hours making the shelf and he went out his way to fix it on the wall. So as soon as the shelf was finished, he invited me to have a look at it     37    . Then I put my books on it. Whoops! They couldn’t stay there because one end of the shelf was much     38     than the other!

I bought some books about DIY, for him and I also advised him to take a course in DIY. But it just made him     39    —he says he already knows everything about it. So I am reading all the books myself and     40     lessons every Saturday. Now I know     41     more about DIY than him.

Joey was happy because he had many special friends, four squirrels, two rabbits, and many colorful birds. At the meal time, these wild animals came near to the family and they would feed these special friends.

In the large yard stood thirteen trees of different sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under the trees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look. He ran into the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason why it was sad.

So Joey went into the yard, ran to the sad tree and asked, “Why are you unhappy?”

“I am the smallest tree around. The birds don’t fly to me. The rabbits don’t eat grass under me. The squirrels don’t climb to my top. Nobody needs me or loves me,” replied the sad tree.

After knowing the reason, the family had a meeting. Joey suggested making a seat under the sad tree. Joey’s father said he could help make a seat around the tree. The family would sit under the tree and the tree wouldn’t feel sad anymore.

When Joey told his special friends the tree was sad, they decided to do what they could to help make the sad tree happy again.

Early the next morning, when Joey woke up, he noticed birds singing happily in the little tree and saw squirrels running up and down in it. Rabbits were eating the fresh grass around the tree. The little tree was happy again.

Joey ran inside to tell the good news to his family. Joey’s mother and father went into the yard and saw the happy tree.

“Let s start to build the seats, around the trees. I will need help to build them. Get the nails (钉子) for me, Joey,” said the father.

“I can help you hold the nails, Dad,” said Joey’s sister.

61. 对于许多中学生来说，每天大部分的时间都在学校度过。请以“Should students have more free time?”为题，根据以下提示和要求，写一篇英语短文谈谈你的看法。

提示：

1. Talk about your daily school life and your feelings.

2. Do you think that students should have more free time? Why or why not?

3. What would you like to do if you had more time?

要求：

1. 短文应包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥；

2. 语句通顺，条理清楚，书写规范；

3. 短文中不能出现真实的人名和地名，词数不少于80，开头已给出。

Should students have more free time?

As a middle school student, I am always busy every day.